This is the third time Messi has won the FIFA The Best award voted by the World Football Federation (FIFA) and the second time in a row. He also became the player to win this title the most times, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski, who won the award twice in 2016, 2017 and 2020, 2021 respectively.
Messi won the 2022 World Cup, but this title will not be counted in the 2023 FIFA The Best vote
"However, the latest individual award that Messi won in early 2024 was the most controversial ever! Erling Haaland (Man City) is the most valuable player. Messi won the award with his achievements in the 2022-2023 season, calculated right after the 2022 World Cup, including the Ligue 1 championship with PSG and the Leagues Cup with Inter Miami.
Meanwhile, Haaland won the treble with Man City including the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, and won the Premier League Golden Boot with a record 36 goals. Messi must have been very surprised to know he won the award," Marca and Diario AS (Spain) both commented.
According to MailOnline (UK): "The voting results were completely surprising and beyond all predictions. The winner, Messi, will also be very surprised."
Messi, Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, the finalists for the 2023 FIFA The Best nomination, were absent from the award ceremony. Messi had the reason to be training with Inter Miami Club in preparation for the new 2024 season in the US.
FIFA announces voting scores for FIFA The Best award
According to FIFA, Messi and Haaland had the same number of votes at 48 points, but the Argentine star won thanks to a higher sub-index from the captains of the men's teams (13 points compared to Haaland's 11). Mbappe finished 3rd with 35 points and received 9 points from the captains' votes.
"This is a very confusing victory, Messi himself will not think he will win the award. In addition to the modest titles with PSG and Inter Miami, this famous player only has the most assists in Ligue 1 season 2022 - 2023 with 20 assists, in addition to 21 goals scored. The Argentine player also just won the Golden Ball award for the 8th time 2 and a half months ago. He considers it almost the last major individual title in his career. However, once again Messi won the FIFA The Best award. This is certainly controversial with experts," said Diario AS .
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